Rouhani

February 7, 2019

BBC World Affairs editor misleads on women’s rights in Iran

Yet again we see just how seriously the BBC takes its obligation to provide 'accurate and impartial ...

December 4, 2018

Revisiting a BBC report on Israeli ‘accusation’ concerning Iran

The BBC ignores Iran's backing of 'Great Return March' rioting....

August 14, 2017

Filling in the blanks in BBC reports on Hamas, Qatar and Iran

Hamas rapprochement with Iran continues to be under-reported by the BBC....

May 30, 2017

BBC News coverage of Iranian election touts ‘moderate’ Rouhani yet again

The BBC's portrayal of the Iranian presidential election puts inconvenient facts out of the frame....

May 25, 2017

BBC WS ‘Newshour’ Trump trip report flunks on Iran

BBC WS listeners get a vacuous portrayal of opposition to Iran in the ME. ...

January 13, 2017

BBC does Iranian ‘moderates and reformists’ framing yet again

The BBC News website published numerous reports concerning the death of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on ...

April 6, 2016

BBC framing of Iran’s president once again shown to be redundant

Just over a year ago we posed the following question on these pages: “Why does the BBC continu...

February 29, 2016

BBC News frames Iranian elections as victory for ‘reformists and moderates’

Those getting their news about the recent elections in Iran from the BBC will have learned of a swee...

March 17, 2015

Why does the BBC continue to describe Rouhani as a ‘moderate’?

Since his election in June 2013 the BBC, has consistently portrayed Hassan Rouhani as a ‘moder...

December 3, 2013

Execution, Inc.: Quick tutorial for Peter Beaumont on an Iranian moderate’s first 100 days

A guest post by Gidon Ben-Zvi Peter Beaumont, foreign affairs editor for the Guardian and Observer, ...